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“They Gave Us Breakfast and a Good Meal”: Roles, Perceptions and Motivations of Water Point Area Mechanics in the Maintenance of Borehole Hand Pumps in Balaka District, Malawi

by Thokozani Mtewa, Evans Mwathunga, Wapumuluka, Mulwafu Abstract “In the rural areas of Malawi, water is accessed mostly through boreholes. The borehole and hand pump functionality concept is currently getting a central place in development agenda for the provision of affordable and safe water supply under the Sustainable Development Goals. A study on area mechanics and borehole…

02/10/2018
Debating real-world community-based management of water points

Community-management has been the mainstay of rural water supplies in Africa, and in many other parts of the world, but is it the only way? Are there better alternatives? In this lively webinar, researchers from the UPGro Hidden Crisis project discuss their research with RWSN members: Do you have anything to add? Leave your comments…

28/05/2018
“The borehole is not a madman” Community management of groundwater in rural Uganda

Why might it be that in Uganda waterpoint committees,as envisaged on paper, seldom exist as such on the ground? 1. Trying to separate water from the rest of village life 2. Does a water-point really need a 7 person committee? 3. Why would anyone volunteer?

05/03/2018
New: “Can ‘functionality’ save the community management model of rural water supply?

We are pleased to share a new UPGro paper from Luke Whaley and Prof. Frances Cleaver (Sheffield University) of the Hidden Crisis study – “Can ‘functionality’ save the community management model of rural water supply?” It is primarily a literature review paper so many elements will be familiar to rural water practitioners, however, Whaley and Cleaver…

28/04/2017
A BRAVE new approach to community climate resilience

re-posted from UPGro BRAVE The Fifth International Conference on Climate Services (ICCS 5) is the premier global event for Climate Services Partnership in Africa. This year’s conference will take place in Cape Town, from February 28 until March 2, 2017, and focuses on capacity building and forging connections, with a particular focus on activities and persistent…

27/02/2017
Data farming – how Ethiopian farmers harvest data to help their crops

What’s the weather doing? It’s a question that obsesses many but for many Ethiopians it is question that makes the difference between plenty and destitution. Ethiopia is a rich and diverse country that is home to around 100 million people, 88 different languages and imbued with long, diverse history. Its highlands are seasonally wet and…

02/09/2016
Exploring cases of community participation in (ground)water governance in Dodowa

By: Shona Jenkins (from t-group.science) By the end of February, I will have spent 3 weeks conducting interviews with community members, community leaders and representatives from the local government across 11 communities in Dodowa. Throughout the interview process, I have attempted to better understand the water reality in each community: what sources of water are…

25/03/2016